NIGERIAN YOUTHS AND E-ACTIVISM
I really find it hard to put my thoughts down
with a pen but these issues of #childnotbride
e-actvism by Nigerians especially the youths
has caused me a lot of pondering, that I had
to force my pen to paper.
I would make my point clear and straight with
brevity- I find a serious fault in the approach
Nigerians have recently resort to take in
tackling many socio-political issues.
My gross lies especially with the youths (which
I am a part), I doubt if we are ready to grab
the mantle of leadership of our country. We
are no more leaders of tomorrow but leaders
of now-that song we sang was years ago, back
in primary school. Even if my earlier assertion
were to be wrong and we actually become
leaders now, I sincerely doubt if we have the
integrity and spirit it takes to move our
country forward-evidenced by our lazy e-
activism approach to issues affecting our
nation.
Now, I have few questions:
How many of those clamoring on twitter,
sending broadcast messages on blackberry
and posting on facebook actually went out
today to actively participate in a rally?
What is the outcome of similar campaigns in
the past?
And more importantly: How many of these
same people went out to vote in the last
general elections?

I want it to be clear to everyone that it is our
apathy to political processes of our country
that cost us the situations we find ourselves
today. If we keep seating with our e no
concern me attitude, crazy fellows will keep
hijacking sensitive leadership positions; do
crazy things and implement crazy laws all at
the expense of the common multitude. We
have been seeing the manifestations of our
inactions, most recent being the rivers state
assembly saga and now the senate’s
legitimization of child marriage.

My submission is this: we the youth need to be pro-active by supporting and voting credible
leaders and stop being reactive in a lazy
fashion with e-activism.

God bless Nigeria,
Bernard Fatoye

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